4 days in Chengdu or Chongqing?
Hi everybody, I need a hand in finishing up my china itinerary at the beginning of June (7 to 21 of June), I have almost everything laid out but I still haven't figured out which of these 2 cities to stop by mid-trip.
At the moment I planned these places:
- Beijing - 4 days (7-8-9-10)
- Xi'an - 1.5 days (11-12)
- Chengdu or Chongqing with half day trip to Leshan- 4.5 days (12-13-14-15)
- Guilin - 2.5 days (15-16-17)
- Shangai - 4 days (17-18-19-20)
Initially I thought to do 2 days in Chengdu and 2 days in Chongqing, but it seems like it's s a bit of a rush (as if the trip wasn't a rush enough 😄). So the idea would be spend 4 days in one of those 2 cities and probably do a day trip to the other one.
Can you guys give me some pros and some cons of the 2 options I have in mind (or feel free to suggest a new one too 😄). I'm mostly interested in cultural areas (like old town and so) and walking around exploring the scenery, and not so much on nightlife like discos etc.
I already booked a night train from Beijing to Xi'an and a flight from Guilin to Shangai so those dates are set.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: typo in dates